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S L C A O U P C O M I N G
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Leather ball Cricket Match - June
13, Stonebridge Cricket grounds
Annual Sports Meet - July 11,
Vincent Massey Park
Tri-City Tournament - August 08,
McCarthy grounds
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The Bermuda Triangle 2
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Vesak celebration in Sri Lanka 2015
Sri Lanka usually celebrates Vesak in style, In
addition to the spiritual offerings such as medita-
tion, observance of eight percepts and arms giving,
the people in Sri Lanka celebrates the Birth, attain-
ment and passing away of lord Buddha using artis-
tic demonstrations of various designs. While Vesak
pandols, and lanterns are very common during this
period, some innovative designs do immerge. Here
are few images from the 2015 Vesak celebrations in
Sri Lanka:
SLCAO monthly newsletter started in May 2013
and steps in to its third year without missing a sin-
gle issue since inception. SLCAO and the editor
would like to pay their gratitude to all who made
various contributions over the last two years and
would like continued support.
SLCAO would also like to urge younger members
of the association to use the newsletter as a tool to
improve their presentation and communication
skills.
“Make Satahan your own magazine”
“Satahan” steps in to the third year!
SLCAO and the current editor are looking for a new
editor for “Satahan”. An ideal candidate may possess
the following attributes:
skills in desk-top publishing;
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of Tamil would be a bonus;
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such as MS Publisher, Adobe products;
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up the newsletter
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The Bermuda Triangle (also known as
the Devil's Triangle) is an area bounded
by points in Bermuda, Florida and Puer-
to Rico, Where ships and planes are said
to mysteriously vanish into thin air or
deep water. Research has suggested that
many original reports of strange inci-
dents in the Bermuda Triangle were ex-
aggerated and that the actual number of
incidents in the area is similar to that of
other parts of the ocean. Stories of unex-
plained disappearances in the Bermuda
Triangle started to reach public aware-
ness around 1950 and have been consist-
ently reported since then.
The Bermuda Triangle covers about 500
000 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean
it is also known as the Devil’s Triangle
because Bermuda was once called Is-
lands of the Devils. The coasts around
the island are surrounded by dangerous
reefs that ships ran into throughout the
centuries. Unusual events around the
Bermuda Triangle go back to the voyag-
es of Christopher Columbus. He some-
times reported that compass readings
were wrong.
Many journalists have tried to prove that
number accidents and unusual
things have happened in the re-
gion. Some cases show that
there are no explanations for
them. There are many theories
about why so many airplanes
and ships have disappeared in
the Bermuda Triangle. Some
suggests that there are special
magnetic fields that cause un-
known physical forces. Others
say that the lost continent of At-
lantis sank in the region causing
An article by: Kasuni De Silva
Sinhala Language Teaching is now offered by the
Ottawa Carlton District School Board.
Classes run from September to June on
Saturday mornings from 9.30am to 12 noon at the
Farley Mowat Public School 75 Waterbridge Dr, Nepean, ON
Language classes are available, free-of-charge to On-
tario resident children of elementary school age (Junior
Kindergarten to Grade 8), regardless of their heritage.
Only a non-refundable materials and consumables fee
of $10.00 will accompany each registration.
For more information, please call:
613-239-2703, Upeksha at 613-424-5417
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Please spread the word to your friends and family in the community and
encourage them to register their children
in the language class!!
mysterious events. There is
even a theory about unknown
chemicals in the waters of the
Atlantic.
Some experts, however, point
out that the region north of the
Caribbean is not as safe as it
may seem.
It is one of two places on Earth
where the compass points to the
geographic North Pole.
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It is also a region in which the weather is unpredict-
able and where storms can emerge quickly. There
are strong currents because of shallow places and
deep trenches in the ocean.
These factors can confuse even experienced sailors.
The ocean has always been a mysterious place to
humans, and when foul weather or poor navigation
is involved, it can be a very deadly place. This is
true all over the world. There is no evidence that
mysterious disappearances occur with any greater
frequency in the Bermuda Triangle than in any oth-
er large, well-traveled area of the ocean.
The Bermuda Triangle is still a mystery to be
solved. Researchers are still searching for an an-
swer, there have been many theories marked till this
day but none of it has been fully confirmed.
This is an article by Chathumi de Silva. I am really proud of
Chathumi for forwarding us the manuscript image of the article
which demonstrates the beauty of Sinhala script when written
appropriately. I hope this would encourage our younger viewers
to venture more in to Sinhala language.
The article is about “Poson poya” which occurs every year on
full moon day in June. The historical significance of this day is
that it celebrates the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. According
to “Mahaawamsa”, the Buddhism was brought to Sri Lanka by
ven. Mihindu during the reign of king Devanampiathissa who
was instrumental in propagating Buddhism in the island.
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